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Encyclopedia > North York, Ontario
North York (Dissolved), Ontario
Motto: The City with Heart
Country Canada
Province Ontario
Formed June 13, 1922 (Township)
  1967 (Borough)
Incorporated
Amalgamation
Feb 14, 1979 (City)
1998 with Toronto
 - Mayor David Miller (Toronto Mayor)
 - Governing Body Toronto City Council
 - MPs Ken Dryden, John Godfrey, Jim Peterson, Yasmin Ratansi, Judy Sgro, Alan Tonks, Joe Volpe
 - MPPs
Area [1]  
 - Disolved city 176.87 km²  (68.3 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
 - Disolved city 608,288
 - Density 3,439.2/km² (8,907.5/sq mi)
Area code(s) 416, 647


North York forms the central part of the northern half of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has a population of around 650,000. The official 2001 census count was 608,288. Until 1998, it was the second-largest of six municipalities that comprised another larger municipal structure called Metropolitan Toronto. The previous year, the provincial Government of Ontario passed legislation to force these municipalities to merge into a single, new amalgamated City of Toronto. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Image File history File links Toronto_North_York_location. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ontario. ... David Raymond Miller (born December 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Kenneth Wayne Ken Dryden, PC, MP, BA, LL.B (born August 8, 1947) is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author and retired National Hockey League goaltender. ... Hon. ... Jim Peterson The Honourable James Scott Jim Peterson, PC, MP, BA, LLM (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian politician and former Minister of International Trade. ... Yasmin Ratansi (born January 4, 1951) is a Canadian MP (member of parliament), who represents the riding of Don Valley East in the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Honourable Judy Sgro, PC MP (born December 16, 1944, Moncton, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician. ... Alan Tonks (born April 2, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, and was the final Metro Toronto Chairman before the amalgamation of Metro Toronto into the new City of Toronto. ... This article is about the Canadian politician. ... A Legislative Assembly in some parts of the Commonwealth refers to a legislature, or a chamber of the legislature. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Area code 416 is one of the original 86 area codes from 1947, and currently serves the single rate centre of Toronto, Ontario. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (de facto) Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 106 24... The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Metro Council redirects here. ... The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government. ...

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History

The Township of North York was formed on June 13, 1922 out of the rural part of the Township of York. The rapidly-urbanizing parts of the Township remained in that township. As North York itself became more urbanized, it became the Borough of North York in 1967, and then on February 14, 1979, the City of North York. To commemorate receiving its city charter on St. Valentine's Day, the city's corporate slogan was "The City with Heart". It now forms the largest part of the area served by the "North York Community Council", a committee of Toronto City Council. ≤ St. ...


Originally, North York was known as a regional agricultural hub composed of scattered villages. The area boomed following World War II, and by the 1950s and 1960s, it resembled many other sprawling North American suburbs. Of note is the community of Don Mills. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburbs are inhabited districts located either on the outer rim of a city or outside the official limits of a city (the term varies from country to country), or the outer elements of a conurbation. ... Don Mills is a new town and neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...


Mayors and Reeves of North York

The following is a list of reeves and mayors of North York. Look up reeve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

  • 1929-1930 James Muirhead, Reeve
  • 1931-1933 George B. Elliott, Reeve
  • 1934-1940 R. Earl Bales, Reeve
  • 1941-1949 George H. Mitchell, Reeve
  • 1950-1952 N.A. Boylen, Reeve
  • 1953-1956 Fred J. McMahon, Reeve
  • 1957-1958 Vernon M. Singer, Reeve
  • 1959-1964 Norman C. Goodhead, Reeve
  • 1965-1966 James D. Service, Reeve
  • 1967-1969 James D. Service, Mayor
  • 1970-1972 Basil H. Hall, Mayor
  • 1973-1997 Mel Lastman, Mayor

Melvin Douglas (Mel) Lastman (born March 9, 1933) is a former businessman and politician. ...

Development of North York Centre

Photograph of Yonge Street in downtown North York taken outside the Toronto Centre for the Arts.
Photograph of Yonge Street in downtown North York taken outside the Toronto Centre for the Arts.

While much of the area still retains a suburban nature, efforts led by former Mayor of North York and Toronto Mel Lastman were made to intensify development in the North York Centre area along Yonge Street between Finch and Sheppard Avenues, coinciding with the path of the Toronto Transit Commission's Yonge-University Spadina subway line. Image File history File linksMetadata DowntownNorthYork20050903. ... Image File history File linksMetadata DowntownNorthYork20050903. ... A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ... Toronto Centre for the Arts The Toronto Centre for the Arts, previously known as the Ford Centre for Performing Arts, opened in 1993 and is designed by Canadian architect Eberhart Zeidler for musicals, theatre productions, and other performing arts. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... This is a list of mayors of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Melvin Douglas (Mel) Lastman (born March 9, 1933) is a former businessman and politician. ... Photograph of Downtown North York taken in September 2005 by a Wikipedian standing on the west side of Yonge Street, facing north, outside the Toronto Centre for the Arts. ... A sign for Yonge Street at the intersection with Maitland Street. ... If you meant to search Finch Avenue in Durham Region, please check Durham Regional Road 37. ... Sheppard Avenue is an east-west arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centering on the former city of North York. ... It has been suggested that TTC Special Constable Services be merged into this article or section. ... The Yonge-University-Spadina Line is the oldest subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and undoubtedly, the most crowded subway line in Toronto, since it serves Downtown Toronto. ... It has been suggested that List of Toronto Transit Commission stations be merged into this article or section. ...


There are many stores and high-rise office and condominium apartment buildings along this central North York corridor, particularly centred around the old North York City Hall. Directly beside the old City Hall is the Toronto Centre for the Arts. Thanks to a new subway line along Sheppard Avenue, more high-rise condominiums are being built along the Sheppard East corridor. A condominium, or condo for short, is a form of housing tenure. ... Toronto Centre for the Arts The Toronto Centre for the Arts, previously known as the Ford Centre for Performing Arts, opened in 1993 and is designed by Canadian architect Eberhart Zeidler for musicals, theatre productions, and other performing arts. ...


The central area is gradually ceasing to be suburban, resembling a smaller version of the city's downtown. World-renowned corporations have built their own office towers along Yonge Street in central North York, including the Canadian head offices of Procter & Gamble, Nestlé Cadbury Adams, Lindt, Equifax, and Xerox. McDonald's of Canada is also located in North York, although not along this corridor. This particular area is the region in the foreground of this photograph. [1] Many more office and condo towers have sprouted in the area of this photo since it was taken. Procter & Gamble Co. ... This article is about the company. ... Cadbury Adams, a subsidiary of Cadbury-Schweppes, is a candy, gum, breath mint and cough drop company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. ... Lindt & Sprüngli is a Switzerland-based company specializing in chocolate and candy production and marketing. ... Equifax, Inc. ... Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) is an American document management company, which manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ...


The section of Highway 401 which traverses North York is the busiest section of freeway in North America, exceeding 400,000 vehicles per day. The Kings Highway No. ... Interstate 80 (Eastshore Freeway) in Berkeley, a typical American freeway (MUTCD definition) A freeway is a type of highway that is designed for safer high-speed operation of motor vehicles through the elimination of at-grade intersections. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...


In the 1980s, the administration of Mel Lastman transformed North York. The former North York City Hall looks out upon a reflecting pool. Directly south of the city hall in the same complex is the former North York Board of Education building (now home to the Toronto District School Board. To the north and east of the complex are two large malls connected by an underground passage with subway access. The northern mall is connected to the North York Central Library, the largest full-service Toronto Public Library building in Toronto (second to Metro Reference in square footage). The library is a part of a much larger facility including a school board work station, swimming pool, snack bar, veterans centre and large hotel, the rooms of which look onto the inside of the mall. The more recently-built eastern mall (called "Empress Walk") is built around a large multi-story cathedral-like hall and contains an Empire Theatres movie theatre and a Loblaws supermarket. The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... Melvin Douglas (Mel) Lastman (born March 9, 1933) is a former businessman and politician. ... The North York Board of Education was the primary school board for the former city of North York in Ontario, Canada. ... Toronto District School Board, also known as TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Toronto Transit Commission operates the subway and RT system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... A view of the library. ... Toronto Reference Library The Toronto Public Library is the largest public library system in Canada and the second busiest (by number of visits) in the world after that of Hong Kong. ... Empress Walk is a large condominum and retail complex on Yonge Street in downtown North York. ... Empire Theatres TSX: EPC.P is Canadas second largest movie theatre circuit, and the only major circuit operating in Atlantic Canada. ... Loblaws, Toronto, 2007 Loblaws is a supermarket chain of 68 stores, headquartered in Brampton, with stores across Ontario and Quebec. ... Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ...


North York is the northern extent of the Carolinian forest zone. The Carolinian forest is a life zone in eastern North America characterized primarily by a predominance of deciduous, or broad-leaf trees. ...


Amenities

Major shopping malls in North York include the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Fairview Mall. Smaller locations include Centrepoint Mall, Bayview Village, Yorkgate Mall, Jane Finch Mall and Sheppard Centre. It is also home to both campuses of York University and Osgoode Hall Law School. Yorkdale Shopping Centre is an upscale shopping mall located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the former City of North York, and in the community of Downsview. ... Fairview Mall is a shopping centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Centerpoint Mall is the name of several shopping malls: Centerpoint Marketplace, formerly Centerpoint Mall, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin Centerpoint Mall in Toronto, Ontario Centerpointe Mall in Grand Rapids, Michigan Category: ... Bayview Village is an upper-middle class neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The Sheppard Centre is a retail, commerical and residential complex in North York, Ontario. ... York University, located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university. ... Osgoode Hall Law School of York University was established by The Law Society of Upper Canada in 1889. ...


Major health-care facilities, such as North York General Hospital, Humber River Regional Hospital (Finch Avenue Site previously called York-Finch Hospital) and the massive Sunnybrook Hospital complex which includes a veterans' residence and regional trauma centre are located in North York. North York General Hospital (NYGH) is one of Torontos many hospitals and serves the area of north central Toronto (formerly North York). ... Humber River Regional Hospital is a major hospital serving the former cities of North York, Ontario and York, Ontario and opeates from two sites: York Finch campus Church Street campus Category: ... Sunnybrook and Womens College Health Science Centre or Sunnybrook, is a hospital located in Toronto, Ontario. ... In medicine, a trauma patient has suffered serious and life-threatening physical injury resulting in secondary complications such as shock, respiratory failure and death. ...


A military base and aircraft manufacturing facility is located at Downsview, although with the end of the Cold War, much of the land is now being transformed into a park. Downsview is an area in Torontos north end. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ...


Black Creek Pioneer Village, an authentic nineteenth-century village, and the Ontario Science Centre, which boasts over 800 science-oriented exhibits, are North York's primary attractions. Not far from Black Creek Pioneer Village is York University's main campus, and the infamous Jane and Finch neighborhood. Black Creek Pioneer Village is an historic site in Toronto, Ontario, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Finch intersection. ... Completed Teluscape. ... Black Creek Pioneer Village is an historic site in Toronto, Ontario, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Finch intersection. ... York University, located in Toronto, Ontario, is Canadas third-largest university. ... View of 10 San Romanoway, of The Palisades apartment complex. ...


Along North York's Bathurst Street is one of the world's most important Jewish communities, with a significant population of Holocaust survivors. Bathurst Street is a north-south thoroughfare in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and into York Region. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... This article is becoming very long. ...


There are a multitude of North York sports clubs including the North York Storm, a girls hockey league, Gwendolen Tennis Club in the heart of North York near Yonge and Sheppard, and the venerable North York Aquatic Club, which was founded in 1958 as the North York Lions Swim Club and has produced many Olympian swimmers.


Sports

The North York Rangers are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team from North York, Ontario, Canada. ...

See also

Toronto, Ontario, is called the city of neighbourhoods because of the strength and vitality of its many communities. ...

References

External links

  1. ^ North York Storm Official site of girls hockey in North York.
  2. ^ Gwendolen Tennis Club A mainstay of North York Tennis.
  3. ^ North York Aquatic Club North York's oldest swim club, located at the swimming pool next to Mel Lastman Square
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